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in tampa the air force base, the headquarters for u.s. central command, so there's major military power players down there. this has given us kind of a window as to what goes on down there when they're not on the clock so to speak. >> it appears as though the military has a lot of rules that almost seem old-fashioned to a lot of folks. adultery is against the law, for example. does anybody in the military think, you know what? it's time for some of these things to change. >> some people think that, but i don't think that's a real serious discussion that's occurring, because the military is a very fundamentally coer change doesn't come very quick l. i think they'll stick with that for now. >> what's next on the agenda. >> reporter: the d.o.d. inspector general is looking at this. i don't know whether that could take take weeks or two months. they will forward to the secretary of defense who will take a look at whatever they find and make some kind of recommendation. >> to be continued. andrew tillman, thank you so much. we'll probably be t
in tampa the air force base, the headquarters for u.s. central command, so there's major military power players down there. this has given us kind of a window as to what goes on down there when they're not on the clock so to speak. >> it appears as though the military has a lot of rules that almost seem old-fashioned to a lot of folks. adultery is against the law, for example. does anybody in the military think, you know what? it's time for some of these things to change. >> some...
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and the attack on the u.s. consulate in libya. >> happening now, the murder trial of a buoy state university student. opening statements set to begin in a half hour. alexis simpson is accused of killing her roommate. killed her last year after the two argued over music played on an i pod. if convicted, she faces life in prison without parole. >>> another case we're following former dc council chairman kwame brown will be sentenced in court later today. bank fraud and campaign finance charges. separate sentences for both. melanie is live this morning with details. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. all of this is going to play out in two separate court houses because he's facing charges in two different jurisdictions. one, the bank fraud charges is a federal case and the other is a campaign finance charge. suggesting in the bank fraud case a 6 day jail term. but could be much longer in the campaign violation case, that second case. brown was a rising political star. instead he had a high profile fall after
and the attack on the u.s. consulate in libya. >> happening now, the murder trial of a buoy state university student. opening statements set to begin in a half hour. alexis simpson is accused of killing her roommate. killed her last year after the two argued over music played on an i pod. if convicted, she faces life in prison without parole. >>> another case we're following former dc council chairman kwame brown will be sentenced in court later today. bank fraud and campaign...
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turn out kelley was in communication with general allen, the top u.s. commander in afghanistan. how did she know him? kelley volunteered to organize social events for senior officers at her home near mcdill air force base in tampa. the e-mails between general allen and kelley are said to be flirtatious and owe tensionally embarrassing but officials with knowledge of the e-mails say they were not sexually ex- police sit and did not offer any evidence of an affair. but, now, general allen's nomination to lead nato is in limbo. >> no one should leap to any conclusions here. general allen is doing an excellent job at isap and leading those forces. he certainly has my continued confidence to lead our forces and continue the fight. but his nomination has been put on hold as a prudent measure until we determine what the facts are. >> reporter: for the first time sin the scandal broke, president obama weighed in on general david petraeus. >> he served this country with great distinction in iraq, in afghanistan and as head of the cia. >> reporter: one lingering question has been whether
turn out kelley was in communication with general allen, the top u.s. commander in afghanistan. how did she know him? kelley volunteered to organize social events for senior officers at her home near mcdill air force base in tampa. the e-mails between general allen and kelley are said to be flirtatious and owe tensionally embarrassing but officials with knowledge of the e-mails say they were not sexually ex- police sit and did not offer any evidence of an affair. but, now, general allen's...
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a knew pew research center poll finds that republicans in congress will be more to blame if the u.s. goes off the fiscal cliff. 53% of those surveyed point the finger at the gop while 29% say president obama would be more to blame. >>> 20-year-old mitchell kusick of colorado has been charged with threatening to kill president obama during an october campaign event. kusick also made credible threats towards shooting and killing children at a halloween event. >>> defense secretary leon panetta has demoted the former head of the u.s. africa command general william kip ward for allegedly spending thousands of dollars on lavish travel and other travels. he will retire as a three star general and repay the government $82,000. >>> a man who made an ak cuization has now recanted his story. he says their sexual relationship was adult and consensual and clash says he is relieved. >>> well, this year's rockefeller christmas tree is on its way right now to washington, d.c., from new jersey. the 80 foot tall norway spruce survived hurricane sandy. >>> for a check on wall street, the dow fell 59 p
a knew pew research center poll finds that republicans in congress will be more to blame if the u.s. goes off the fiscal cliff. 53% of those surveyed point the finger at the gop while 29% say president obama would be more to blame. >>> 20-year-old mitchell kusick of colorado has been charged with threatening to kill president obama during an october campaign event. kusick also made credible threats towards shooting and killing children at a halloween event. >>> defense...
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. >> the u.s. is not the only ones remembering the service of our veterans. today canadian remembrance day is marked as well. thousands of people gathered in the capital of ottawa this morning to honor the sacrifices of their country's veterans. the crowd lined the sidewalks of dozens of vets as they marched through the city streets. remembrance day has been marked since the end of world war ii. and overseas, similar remembrances in australia. that's the prime minister julia gillard laying a wreath at the australian war memorial in camber. they paid tribute to military members honored for their sacrifice. britain's king george v declared december 5 remembrance in 1919 to be observed in commonwealth countries. >> and new developments in the scandal surrounding david petraeus. as is reported, a woman by the name of jill kelley is believed to be the one to notify the f.b.i. and got an email from the biographer paula broadwell. >> at the top spy master david petraeus must have known something about clandestined operations but why couldn't keep his secret affair w
. >> the u.s. is not the only ones remembering the service of our veterans. today canadian remembrance day is marked as well. thousands of people gathered in the capital of ottawa this morning to honor the sacrifices of their country's veterans. the crowd lined the sidewalks of dozens of vets as they marched through the city streets. remembrance day has been marked since the end of world war ii. and overseas, similar remembrances in australia. that's the prime minister julia gillard...
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here is the big u.s. reveal no big storms for the continental u.s.. there are coastal flood advisories for the east coast. they are presenting some problems on the coast line. here is a look at the winds are blowing over a thousand miles from the northeast. the wind speeds friday morning and friday evening picked up some as they start spinning of a big storm. looks like this will be out at sea. if high pressure goes into the area, it will create a band of northeasterly wind. these are today's high and middle clouds. low clouds are coming off the lake. they might bring a sprinkle or two parts of the area. temperatures today and friday will be about three degrees below normal and then will go above normal on saturday sunday, monday, tuesday and wednesday. we have a pretty respectable woman coming. as we head into thanksgiving week which is great news for all the travelers. there will be some whether to talk about on the east coast in the form of these winds. the storm is the way out at sea but this is piling up the water against the coast line. there co
here is the big u.s. reveal no big storms for the continental u.s.. there are coastal flood advisories for the east coast. they are presenting some problems on the coast line. here is a look at the winds are blowing over a thousand miles from the northeast. the wind speeds friday morning and friday evening picked up some as they start spinning of a big storm. looks like this will be out at sea. if high pressure goes into the area, it will create a band of northeasterly wind. these are today's...
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we are following the information with the u.s. postal service. the record is that they lost money for this fiscal year. they need about $250 million a day to pay its workers. without action from congress they said they will temporarily run out of cash by october 15, 2013. stop treating up this afternoon erasing earlier losses. it does at the house speaker john bender said budget talks with president obama would was constructedconstructive. with thanksgiving upon us we should have a cleaner place. the national resources defense says americans will throw out a whopping $282 million worth of turkey leftovers this year. the usda says a little over one- third perfectly good turkey meat in the u.s. goes on in. for many things given dinner is always followed by black friday shopping. one in five americans will hit the store after dinner this year. according to a survey shoppers will spend less than they did last holiday season. coming up next expert advice on how to prepare your car for winter. and be sure to send all your questions for the butterball t
we are following the information with the u.s. postal service. the record is that they lost money for this fiscal year. they need about $250 million a day to pay its workers. without action from congress they said they will temporarily run out of cash by october 15, 2013. stop treating up this afternoon erasing earlier losses. it does at the house speaker john bender said budget talks with president obama would was constructedconstructive. with thanksgiving upon us we should have a cleaner...
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it was developed with the help of the u.s. which contributed $200 million to fund it. so far it's been very effective. israel says it's hit 90% of the missiles headed for populated areas. it's also expensive. every intercepter missile it fires off costs as much as $100,000. almost 700 rockets have landed in israel, here one hit a girls' school in a southern city. thankfully it was empty. classes had been canceled since the fighting started. the air raid sirens forcing people to stay home and take cover in bomb shelters. civilians on both sides of the conflict are in the line of fire tonight. some of the most vulnerable, children. palestinian and israeli alike running for cover as missiles fly in but it won't be until the adults sit down and hash out a deal that they'll be safe. and as is always the question in this part of the world, if peace does come, how long will it last? for "nightline" i'm alex marquardt in the gaza strip. >> thank you for watching abc news. robin roberts and her sister sally on "gma" tomorrow morning to talk about robin's ongoing journey. "jimmy
it was developed with the help of the u.s. which contributed $200 million to fund it. so far it's been very effective. israel says it's hit 90% of the missiles headed for populated areas. it's also expensive. every intercepter missile it fires off costs as much as $100,000. almost 700 rockets have landed in israel, here one hit a girls' school in a southern city. thankfully it was empty. classes had been canceled since the fighting started. the air raid sirens forcing people to stay home and...
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that they are embarking on a plan to wipe out all resistance to u.s. policy in the region and let's talk about why this is happening i mean we know the palestine has been for statehood november twenty ninth i think it is what what does this have to do with the offensive that we're seeing me well over twenty nine palestine solidarity day and on that day palestine is going to be bringing to the u.n. general assembly their bid for statehood which would really mean i mean that the big important thing about that is if they are granted statehood then the international criminal court has to see in this international court the allegations of war crimes and illegal settlements by the state of israel so israeli and u.s. officials tried very very hard to pressure the palestinian authority into not introducing this statehood bid and actually said if you do this we're going to punish you for it and so we're just weeks away from that statehood bed and so it's very likely that this is that punishment that they are talking about trying to prevent that from happening b
that they are embarking on a plan to wipe out all resistance to u.s. policy in the region and let's talk about why this is happening i mean we know the palestine has been for statehood november twenty ninth i think it is what what does this have to do with the offensive that we're seeing me well over twenty nine palestine solidarity day and on that day palestine is going to be bringing to the u.n. general assembly their bid for statehood which would really mean i mean that the big important...
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. >> this just in that a senior u.s. defense official does tell us that the e-mails with jill kelley and general allen were flirtatious in nature. (laughter). >> jon: you broke into the broadcast for that? this just in! the captain of the varsity football team jeremy winters is believed to have -- what's that? yes, i am getting confirmation! he totally (bleep) tammy blankenship under the bleachers. what's that? marsha says so as well? that's two sources. (laughter) by the way, we haven't even got on the the most amazing fact about these flirtatious e-mails. >> the f.b.i. has turned over 20,000 to 30,000 pages of documents found during the probe. many are e-mails between allen and kelley sent over the last two years. >> 30,000 pages of e-mails? i can understand that if stephen king and george r.r. martin were having an affair. (laughter) those are some prolific mother (bleep)ers. (laughter) but there's a fine line between seduction and spamming someone. (laughter) i don't think i've got than many e-mails ever and i was on
. >> this just in that a senior u.s. defense official does tell us that the e-mails with jill kelley and general allen were flirtatious in nature. (laughter). >> jon: you broke into the broadcast for that? this just in! the captain of the varsity football team jeremy winters is believed to have -- what's that? yes, i am getting confirmation! he totally (bleep) tammy blankenship under the bleachers. what's that? marsha says so as well? that's two sources. (laughter) by the way, we...
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the scandal involving two u.s. generals and the women they were involved with. >>> president obama will face the media head on regarding petraeus and allen as well as the nation's fiscal cliff. >> and a tragic plane crash killed three pilots on their way to an faa safety conference. >> announcer: this is "early today" for wednesday november 14th, 2012. >>> good morning, everyone. i'm lynn berry. and today for the first time we expect to hear from president obama directly as his administration is rocked by scandals involving two of the men he counted on most, former cia director david petraeus and afghan war commander general john allen. the newest headlines in the investigation are creating even more of a tangled web. this morning's "wall street journal" reports general allen, who is now under investigation for e-mails between he and jill kelley of tampa florida, is telling associates that he received an e-mail traced back to paula broadwell, the petraeus biographer accused of sending harassing e-mails to jill kell
the scandal involving two u.s. generals and the women they were involved with. >>> president obama will face the media head on regarding petraeus and allen as well as the nation's fiscal cliff. >> and a tragic plane crash killed three pilots on their way to an faa safety conference. >> announcer: this is "early today" for wednesday november 14th, 2012. >>> good morning, everyone. i'm lynn berry. and today for the first time we expect to hear from...
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. >> now a second top u.s. general is involved, a man on track to becoming the next supreme allied commander of nato forces in europe. let me catch you up tonight. jill kelley is the tampa socialite who was an unpaid social liaison with the air force base in tampa. she contacted the fbi about so- called threatening e-mails. that led them to paula broadwell right there, the david petraeus biographer. the fbi discover general petraeus who was director of the cia had an affair with broadwell, so he resigned last week. now enter another four star general, john allen, who is the commander in afghanistan. he's being investigated for what may be inappropriate e- mails with jill kelley, that tampa woman who triggered the whole investigation in the first place. now they deny any wrongdoing. they're both married to other people, but because general allen is being investigated his nomination to become the next supreme allied commander is on hold. >> if the findings are that he's done nothing wrong, they it will be up to t
. >> now a second top u.s. general is involved, a man on track to becoming the next supreme allied commander of nato forces in europe. let me catch you up tonight. jill kelley is the tampa socialite who was an unpaid social liaison with the air force base in tampa. she contacted the fbi about so- called threatening e-mails. that led them to paula broadwell right there, the david petraeus biographer. the fbi discover general petraeus who was director of the cia had an affair with...
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heard this -- >> reporter: she is talking about information surrounding the terrorist attack on the u.s. consulate in libya. >> had taken them prisoner and they think it was an effort to get the prisoners back. >> reporter: fbi found classified information on paula broadwell's computer. >> i do not know how she got that information, i don't know why. it is a confused situation. >>> there is another twist to the story. the fbi agent who launched the investigation was taken off the case for sending shirtless photos to who else, jill kelley. friends tell us david petraeus is spending time with his family and his wife is furious. elizabeth cook, cbs 5. >>> police in belize want to talk to john mcafee. the john mcafee who started the anti-computer virus company. this is a picture of john mcafee in 2008 and this is a more recent picture. cbs reporter kid dough. >> the john mcafee that everybody thought they knew is gone. what is left is the guns and the madness. >> smart guy. accomplished guy. he is a guy that has some dark demons. >> reporter: he took this photo a few months ago. he said joh
heard this -- >> reporter: she is talking about information surrounding the terrorist attack on the u.s. consulate in libya. >> had taken them prisoner and they think it was an effort to get the prisoners back. >> reporter: fbi found classified information on paula broadwell's computer. >> i do not know how she got that information, i don't know why. it is a confused situation. >>> there is another twist to the story. the fbi agent who launched the investigation...
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. >> a second u.s. general is now caught up in the scandal that brought down cia director david petraeus. and the same florida socialite is at the center of it all. was jill kelley's complaint that ended up revealing petraeus' extramarital affair. an inappropriate relationship between kelley and john allen. he was in line to become the military head of nato. that's now on hold as the investigation continues. allen denies think wrong doing and remains on duty. >> president has great confidence in the military. great confidence in his commanders and will continue to have that confidence. >> a person close to kelley denies any affair. even flirtatious e-mails could cost allen his career if the content is determined to be dishonorable. kelley is a 37-year-old married mother of three. >> she's named an honorary ambassador to coalition forces. john miller shows us it's a diplomatic nicety she may have taken a little too seriously. >> reporter: dr. scott kelley, a prominent tampa surgeon and his wife jill are
. >> a second u.s. general is now caught up in the scandal that brought down cia director david petraeus. and the same florida socialite is at the center of it all. was jill kelley's complaint that ended up revealing petraeus' extramarital affair. an inappropriate relationship between kelley and john allen. he was in line to become the military head of nato. that's now on hold as the investigation continues. allen denies think wrong doing and remains on duty. >> president has great...
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say the $600 billion in automatic tax increases and spending cuts would have a major effect on the u.s. economy. 44% say it would have a major effect on their own financial situation. and there's little confidence both sides can work together and find a compromise. only 38% say the president and congress will reach an agreement. as we continue to take a serious look at the issues facing the country, today the issue is taxes. we've got the alternative minimum tax, child tax credit, estate tax, it's a mess of taxes set to expire. what are we left to do when they do? let's bring in dan gross, columnist and global news editor for "daily beast." they talked about this democrats coming around to a romney/obama idea to raise taxes on the rich indirectly by capping deductions at $35,000. third way likes the plan and says it could raise $1.3 trillion in ten years without raising rates, but they want to excluz charitable giving. what do you think about that plan? >> people say the democrats are terrible at negotiating, this is exhibit a. this was the romney plan. he was saying toward the end of
say the $600 billion in automatic tax increases and spending cuts would have a major effect on the u.s. economy. 44% say it would have a major effect on their own financial situation. and there's little confidence both sides can work together and find a compromise. only 38% say the president and congress will reach an agreement. as we continue to take a serious look at the issues facing the country, today the issue is taxes. we've got the alternative minimum tax, child tax credit, estate tax,...
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. >>> u.s. super ter has taken the crown as the worldest fastest. -- titan is at the oakridge national lab in tennessee topped a list of 500 super computers unveiled yesterday at a conference in salt lake city. titan was retrofited by a santa clara company. engineers say graphics will allow titan to perform 70 called drill2)w beyond calculations per second. >>> new pepsi drink claims it can cut the fat in your body. pepsi special set to hit the market today in japan, soda infused with direction trinh found in many supplements -- -- dextrin found in many supplements sold here in the u.s.. >> new study suggests the old saying flattery will get you everywhere. team of japanese scientists say they've found a compliment encourages students to perform better a part of brain is stimulated when a person is rewarded with a compliment or cash. the study published online >>> just a week after voters approved prop entirety cal-state leaders face a few decision this morning. should students have to pay more
. >>> u.s. super ter has taken the crown as the worldest fastest. -- titan is at the oakridge national lab in tennessee topped a list of 500 super computers unveiled yesterday at a conference in salt lake city. titan was retrofited by a santa clara company. engineers say graphics will allow titan to perform 70 called drill2)w beyond calculations per second. >>> new pepsi drink claims it can cut the fat in your body. pepsi special set to hit the market today in japan, soda...
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at 2000 pages of the documents and exchanges between john allen and jill kelley, a former liaison at u.s. central command. it described the tone of some of the emails as flirtatious. >> might you right now is, let's see what the investigation turns upper and what the congress and the committees are able to determine as to what exactly took place. when >> kelley's brother said she has done nothing wrong. what she is very dedicated says something like this is just a fluke. what she had complained to the fbi several months ago about receiving threatening emails from paula broadwell, a biographer of david petraeus. petraeus resign dollar friday and. >> this was a personal indiscretion, as far as we know. why someone would be personally indiscrete is their own problem. whether they would do that in an e-mail is beyond my imagination. >> the search her home friday night. general allen has denied any wrongdoing in the white house as the president still has faith. >> the president thinks very highly of general allen and his service to this country as well as the job he has done in afghanistan. >
at 2000 pages of the documents and exchanges between john allen and jill kelley, a former liaison at u.s. central command. it described the tone of some of the emails as flirtatious. >> might you right now is, let's see what the investigation turns upper and what the congress and the committees are able to determine as to what exactly took place. when >> kelley's brother said she has done nothing wrong. what she is very dedicated says something like this is just a fluke. what she...
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. >>> right now on "first look," new details surrounding the scandal involving two u.s. generals and the women they were involved with. >>> president obama will face the media head on regarding petraeus and allen, as well as the nation's fiscal cliff. >>> and a tragic plane crash kills three pilots on their way to an faa safety conference. well, good morning, everyone. i'm lynn berry. and today for the first time we expect to hear from president obama directly as his administration is rocked by scandals involving two of the men he counted on most, former cia director david petraeus and afghan war commander general john allen. well, the newest headlines in the investigation are creating even more of a tangled web. this morning "the wall street journal" reports general allen, who is now under investigation for e-mails between he and jill kelley of tampa, florida, is telling associates that he received an e-mail traced back to paula broadwell, the petraeus biographer accused of sending harassing e-mails to jill kelley. according to "the journal," allen says the broadwell e-
. >>> right now on "first look," new details surrounding the scandal involving two u.s. generals and the women they were involved with. >>> president obama will face the media head on regarding petraeus and allen, as well as the nation's fiscal cliff. >>> and a tragic plane crash kills three pilots on their way to an faa safety conference. well, good morning, everyone. i'm lynn berry. and today for the first time we expect to hear from president obama...
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the largest holder of u.s. debt. he has met president obama over the past year, but he's taking over a party riddled with corruption. and of course, that emerging rivalry with the u.s. >> now, will he really have the power or the president still with the puppeteer in the background? >> china is a long way from the days of -- the supreme leader figures. he'll basically be a chairman of the board. seven p members of the standing committee. hey control the country. he'll be the first among equals. hu may stick around a little bit longer. he's due to hand over the presidency next year, but he may stick around for the military and he who controls the military in china still controls the shots. >> thanks so much to stan grant reporting live and we expect that announcement imminently. another interesting thing about jinping, his wife is a pop star. >>> next, we have new details about her cozy relationship with military officials and why her all access military base pass was revoked today. >>> a hamas military leader w
the largest holder of u.s. debt. he has met president obama over the past year, but he's taking over a party riddled with corruption. and of course, that emerging rivalry with the u.s. >> now, will he really have the power or the president still with the puppeteer in the background? >> china is a long way from the days of -- the supreme leader figures. he'll basically be a chairman of the board. seven p members of the standing committee. hey control the country. he'll be the first...
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. >>> and finally tonight, on this veterans day monday, a story of courage and the oath that u.s. forces take to protect the country, no matter the cost. even when the odds are stacked against them, even when their comrades have fallen. two and a half years ago, our own senior white house correspondent jake tapper saw the faces of some of these men and knew he had to write their story. and his new book, which comes out tomorrow is called "the outpost: an untold story of american valor." >> reporter: on october 3rd, 2009, i was at the hospital with my wife and my newborn son. out of the corner of my eye i caught a news story from afghanistan. >> eight soldiers lost their lives. >> reporter: an attack on a remote u.s. military base, combat outpost keating. >> i've been on three deployments, i've never seen that large a force attacking one static position. >> reporter: just 53 americans fought valiantly against up to 400 taliban insurgents. shown here on this terrifying video posted months later. and as i held my son, i learned of eight other sons taken from us that day, in what was
. >>> and finally tonight, on this veterans day monday, a story of courage and the oath that u.s. forces take to protect the country, no matter the cost. even when the odds are stacked against them, even when their comrades have fallen. two and a half years ago, our own senior white house correspondent jake tapper saw the faces of some of these men and knew he had to write their story. and his new book, which comes out tomorrow is called "the outpost: an untold story of american...
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forgot that her own mailbox was also full of quote unquote inappropriate e-mails from the commander of u.s. forces in afghanistan general john allen also a married official said there were somewhere from twenty to thirty thousand pages of those e-mails of course they did not reveal the content of those e-mails they just said there was inappropriate communication between the two this may sound like a huge manyfold family drama but it's more serious than that and the military lawyer adultery can be a crime and punishment can be time in prison although general allen will remain the commander of getting sent defense secretary panetta said that he had asked president obama to delay the general's nominate. to be the commander of american forces in europe and the supreme allied commander of nato so john allen would be the third afghanistan general who fell from grace so abruptly and so shockingly too many first it was general stanley mcchrystal resigned when a magazine quoted him saying unflattering things about the administration and then general petraeus over a woman and now general john allen
forgot that her own mailbox was also full of quote unquote inappropriate e-mails from the commander of u.s. forces in afghanistan general john allen also a married official said there were somewhere from twenty to thirty thousand pages of those e-mails of course they did not reveal the content of those e-mails they just said there was inappropriate communication between the two this may sound like a huge manyfold family drama but it's more serious than that and the military lawyer adultery can...
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now it is the actions of the top u.s. commander in afghanistan called into question. failing its mandate, the bbc gains access into an internal report showing the united nations failed to protect civilians in sri lanka. >> they left actually at the moment the population needed them more than ever. the government wanted them out of the way essentially because they didn't want anyone to see what was happening. >> running the world in just a week. a marathon man on a mission that boo leave most of us in the dust. welcome to our viewers on public television in america and around the globe. bizarre. it is the only way to describe the scandal that has already claimed the job of the c.i.a. director and now has america's top commander in afghanistan under investigation. both are strange enough, but how do you explain the addition of a shirtless f.b.i. agent and 30,000 e-mails. here is the latest. >> it is a washington drama with a stellar cast. the spy chief, the top general and two women who soon found themselves at the heart of american power. the lid came off the scandal l
now it is the actions of the top u.s. commander in afghanistan called into question. failing its mandate, the bbc gains access into an internal report showing the united nations failed to protect civilians in sri lanka. >> they left actually at the moment the population needed them more than ever. the government wanted them out of the way essentially because they didn't want anyone to see what was happening. >> running the world in just a week. a marathon man on a mission that boo...
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they're just a subsidiary of the pentagon and of the cia this is part of the long term plot by the u.s. by britain by france by turkey by israel and i'm no fan of assad i might say but. things are much worse after gadhafi in libya they're going to be much worse if they succeed in overthrowing assad let's opposition group was trained in turkey at various american air force bases there are many of them are libyan al-qaeda types other from other countries they're not syrians they're foreign fighters whatever is wrong with assad i think that the people of syria tend not to want outsiders to be telling them what to do they fear these so-called rebels just as much as they fear their own government and my guess is they don't want foreigners occupying and running their country and a serious bloody standoff is exposed deep political and sectarian cracks in neighboring lebanon with the gun battle springing up daily in the northern part of the state catherine reports from the nation hit by fierce clashes between ongoing warring groups. they share a determination to fight to the death but this isn
they're just a subsidiary of the pentagon and of the cia this is part of the long term plot by the u.s. by britain by france by turkey by israel and i'm no fan of assad i might say but. things are much worse after gadhafi in libya they're going to be much worse if they succeed in overthrowing assad let's opposition group was trained in turkey at various american air force bases there are many of them are libyan al-qaeda types other from other countries they're not syrians they're foreign...
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very small number of people at least they're helping somebody because certainly we're not seeing the u.s. government bailing out the people we're not seeing anybody do anything for those people who are completely overburdened by debt we have over seventy seven percent of american households being burdened by debt on this every single day so who else is supposed to help out the people but themselves what no nobody else is apparently getting on board to help out the people who need who need any kind of help they can get right now stasia really interesting and appreciate you staying on top of things over there that was our to correspondent on the. well the media today fixated on general petraeus as sex scandal that led to his resignation as head of the cia and it was an f.b.i. investigation that led to the downfall of the renowned general these are the players involved in the very messy conflict florida socialite jill kelley also a close friend of betray us alerted the f.b.i. that she was getting harassing e-mails this prompted an f.b.i. investigation and as they traced the e-mails that led
very small number of people at least they're helping somebody because certainly we're not seeing the u.s. government bailing out the people we're not seeing anybody do anything for those people who are completely overburdened by debt we have over seventy seven percent of american households being burdened by debt on this every single day so who else is supposed to help out the people but themselves what no nobody else is apparently getting on board to help out the people who need who need any...
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the sun say the timing is links to the u.s. presidential vote with a cover up taking place to ensure a bomb is re-election and at the same number see no solid players saying it's purely beatrice's mistake that led to his downfall so let us know what you're saying on the. a good look at some other international news this hour u.s. military prosecutors have a choice of the death penalty for sergeant robert bales who's accused of killing sixteen afghan civilians the incident took place in march one bales allegedly left his remote outpost at night and executed his victims nine of them children the case has become the deadliest war crime by a single american officer since the beginning in afghanistan. jordan has seen mass protests after the country's prime minister announced a fuel price hike demonstrations took place in the competition supported by twelve other cities throughout the country despite criticism of their ruling more of being punishable by three years behind bars opposition groups have called for the popular revolution.
the sun say the timing is links to the u.s. presidential vote with a cover up taking place to ensure a bomb is re-election and at the same number see no solid players saying it's purely beatrice's mistake that led to his downfall so let us know what you're saying on the. a good look at some other international news this hour u.s. military prosecutors have a choice of the death penalty for sergeant robert bales who's accused of killing sixteen afghan civilians the incident took place in march...
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they're just a subsidiary of the pentagon and of the cia this is part of the long term plot by the u.s. by britain by france by turkey by israel and i'm no fan of assad i might say but. good things are watch words after gadhafi in libya they're going to be much worse if they succeed in overthrowing assad let's opposition group was trained in turkey at various american air force bases there many of them are libyan al qaeda types other from other countries they're not syrians they're foreign fighters whatever is wrong with assad i think that the people of syria tend not to want outsiders to be telling them what to do they fear these so-called rebels just as much as they fear their own government and my guess is they don't want foreigners occupying and running their country. let's talk about the implications of the french decision to not have joined live by called helen and contributing editor of the foreign policy in focus think tank on high fronts than the first to recognize libya's opposition now it's the first to recognize the syrian rebel group do you see any parallels there. unfortu
they're just a subsidiary of the pentagon and of the cia this is part of the long term plot by the u.s. by britain by france by turkey by israel and i'm no fan of assad i might say but. good things are watch words after gadhafi in libya they're going to be much worse if they succeed in overthrowing assad let's opposition group was trained in turkey at various american air force bases there many of them are libyan al qaeda types other from other countries they're not syrians they're foreign...
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was a younger woman but other than that she's devoted to the u.s. military this is this is just sad for mrs portray yes. and it's embarrassing for the family but it's a very private matter and what is the f.b.i. doing reading private e-mails anyway was another school or. one that we've heard it . was maybe not the thing alone patris was a staunch war lobby whole kid many enemies there for the cia and f.b.i. maybe the cia and f.b.i. colluded to see him go because it was an emoji. i don't think the cia colluded with him i think that with it i think that. i think it's the f.b.i. alone and what we've discovered is the man who started the investigation was obsessed he began sending topless photographs of himself to one of the women in the case and he was removed and he then went to a member of congress and said don't let them push this under the rug but it should have been under the rug it should have been just abandoned this is it i think i see this as a huge embarrassment for the f.b.i. it is a very juicy story that they've created and it's interesting
was a younger woman but other than that she's devoted to the u.s. military this is this is just sad for mrs portray yes. and it's embarrassing for the family but it's a very private matter and what is the f.b.i. doing reading private e-mails anyway was another school or. one that we've heard it . was maybe not the thing alone patris was a staunch war lobby whole kid many enemies there for the cia and f.b.i. maybe the cia and f.b.i. colluded to see him go because it was an emoji. i don't think...
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to recognize the new syrian rebel coalition as these sole legitimate wars of the syrian people the u.s. and other european nations stop short of doing so saying the foreign based group should first show it's able to represent syrians inside the country paris also said it would look at arming the rebels are reports. the french president francois hollande said that the syrian opposition coalition would act as a temporary government in the future and he said that it would be the tosca of the syrian opposition to now establish a transitional government and earlier in the week six gulf states recognize the opposition coalition we could tolerate foreign minister saying that this recognition now removed obstacles to the securing of weapons to the syrian opposition it is important to make a distinct parallel with what we've seeing back on the tenth of march two thousand and eleven we saw the same scenario unfolding when france was the first country to recognize the transitional national council which was essentially the opposition fighters in libya and this is what we're witnessing this parall
to recognize the new syrian rebel coalition as these sole legitimate wars of the syrian people the u.s. and other european nations stop short of doing so saying the foreign based group should first show it's able to represent syrians inside the country paris also said it would look at arming the rebels are reports. the french president francois hollande said that the syrian opposition coalition would act as a temporary government in the future and he said that it would be the tosca of the...
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very small number of people at least they're helping somebody because certainly we're not seeing the u.s. government bailing out the people we're not seeing anybody do anything for those people who are completely overburdened by debt we have over seventy seven percent of american households being burdened by debt on a say every single day so who else is supposed to help out the people but themselves what nobody else is apparently getting on board to help out those people who need who need any kind of help they can get right now on the stasi are really interesting and appreciate you staying on top of things over there that was our t. correspondent an associate. well you've seen how social media has the power to spark revolutions and now a new app aims to illustrate the reality of drone warfare abroad it's called drones to grab and it's a combination it's described as a combination of google maps and instagram here's how it works when drone strikes are reported by the bureau of investigative journalism it finds a location on google maps and instagram is a photo of it it also provides some
very small number of people at least they're helping somebody because certainly we're not seeing the u.s. government bailing out the people we're not seeing anybody do anything for those people who are completely overburdened by debt we have over seventy seven percent of american households being burdened by debt on a say every single day so who else is supposed to help out the people but themselves what nobody else is apparently getting on board to help out those people who need who need any...
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senior u.s. officials say a decision was made to keep the role of terrorists secret because of the legitimate issues. >> to be more specific about the al-qaeda involvement, yet, the final one said indications of extremists. >> reporter: petraeus was among the officials who signed off on the talking points. but lawmakers say he didn't play exactly how or by whom the final decision was made. so democrats defend susan rice saying she was simply limited in what she could say publicly, even if the government new more. republicans who are so critical of her say she should have known there was an al-qaeda link, and should have been more careful in saying that a video was involved. >> and more about the fiscal cliff looming at the end of the year. the president's first meeting with congressional leaders got off to an optimistic start. which is good because they have six weeks to fix it before it happens. they worked to come up with a deal. house speaker john boehner says he thinks they will have a soluti
senior u.s. officials say a decision was made to keep the role of terrorists secret because of the legitimate issues. >> to be more specific about the al-qaeda involvement, yet, the final one said indications of extremists. >> reporter: petraeus was among the officials who signed off on the talking points. but lawmakers say he didn't play exactly how or by whom the final decision was made. so democrats defend susan rice saying she was simply limited in what she could say publicly,...
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but mitt romney winning 139-5 made this the president obama worst showing in the u.s. we went to the girl's basketball game. asked mitt romney voters why there was such distaste with barack obama's presidency? >> i thought he sounded like a d disdictator. >> anytime anything goes wrong, he blames it on bush. now it is his fault. >> in 2009, we spent time here. and we met charlotte mccally who told us -- >> i asked god that he would help him truly connect with him so that he would know what god's heart was for the united states of america. >> and this is her today at the women's club meeting. >> reporter: you told us that you hope the lord would help barack obama. >> it doesn't appear so. >> reporter: what bothered you the most about what he did during the first term? >> not being honest with us about where he was born and just different things like that. and to me, he seems dishonest. >> reporter: he says he was born in hawaii and i'm wondering if you have heard that, why don't you believe that? >> i don't believe anything he says. >> reporter: there are people that st
but mitt romney winning 139-5 made this the president obama worst showing in the u.s. we went to the girl's basketball game. asked mitt romney voters why there was such distaste with barack obama's presidency? >> i thought he sounded like a d disdictator. >> anytime anything goes wrong, he blames it on bush. now it is his fault. >> in 2009, we spent time here. and we met charlotte mccally who told us -- >> i asked god that he would help him truly connect with him so that...